Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-02
THE RUTLAND RAILROAD
PURCHASED BY THE DELAWARE AND
HUDSON COMPANY.
The New Owners to Open "A Large Field
and Extend their Coal Business in New
England-How Burlington People
Regard the Change.

Considerable excitement was created in
this city Sunday by the announcement
that the Rutland railroad had been pur-
chased by the Delaware and Hudson com
pany, but as the statement was in the
form of rumor our residents were at
loss whether or not to accept it as the
truth. Gen. William Wells, one of the di
rectors of the Rutland road, was asked for
information in the matter, but while his
manner indicated that he had KNOWLEDGE
of a change in the ownership of the road
he said that he was not at liberty to make
any statement in relation to the subject.
Subsequent advices however, confirmed
the truth of the rumOr
1t transpr d that when the announce
ment was received in Albany represent
alive of the Journal called upon Mr.. II.
G. Young, the general manager of the
Delaware and Hudson system, and asked
him if there was any truth in the rumor
He seemed very DESTROYS of ascertaining
the origin of the report, and when pressed
for an answer said that the rumor was
true, though its publication was a little
premature. He admitted that the road
had been purchased, including the Addi-
son branch running from Ticonderoga
and connecting with the main line at
Leicester Junction, distance of - miles.
He said the Delaware and Hudson profited
by securing control of the Rutland rail
road in two ways. In the first place
this control gives the Delaware and
Hudson all the north and south"
business, and enables it to place coal
at favorable rates in all the northern ter
ritory and to reach New England points
east of Bellows Falls, including points on
the Boston and Lowell and Concord rail
roads This opens a large New England
territory especially for the Delaware and
It,J. nd -
powerful and influential road than ever
before. la the second place the control of
the Rutland railroad ends the Central
NermOnts competition for the New York
passenger traffic through to Montreal, as,
to use a railroad mans expression lit cuts
the stomach" out OF the Central Yer
mont's lines, taking 100 miles of its rail
road right out of the middle of the sys-
tenn
The Delaware and Hudson will come
into the possession OF the Rutland road
at the expiration of its existing lease to
the Central Vermont in 1890. The CON
troll of the Rutland's stock, how
ever, is now III the hands of
Delaware and Hudson, and shortly
it will elect its officers. For the coming
two years until the expiration Of the lease
the present traffic arrangements will con
tinue and the Central Vermont will re-
main in possession of the road.
OF course the Fitchburg road suffers
slightly by the new arrangement, as here
tOiOre New York passengers have come
up the Hudson river road to Troy, con
nected there with the Fitehburg, former
ly the Troy and Boston, to White Creek,
thence to Rutland via the Bennington and
Rutland and proceeding the remainder of
the distance via the Central Vermont.
When the Delaware and Hudson takes
possession of the new road, passengers
for Montreal will come to Albany and